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Will You Practice Your First Kiss?

alamster — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:32:34 -0500

One of our favorite blogs (Glamour magazine's Save the Date) poses an interesting question. Do you practice your first kiss before you get married??

We know, it sounds silly... you've been kissing each other for ages. But... but! What if his head hits yours, or you both lean the same way, or you guys close yours eyes a second too soon and run nose into nose!

Okay, we don't mean to be dramatic but let's just take a moment out from wedding planning and hiring vendors to think about the first kiss -- that amazing moment you two will share. Surely it needs to be perfect.

Check out the article here, in which blogger Joanna Goddard talks about her experience.

Drawing Out Your Marriage Proposal, Literally!

alamster — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:15:04 -0500

This story absolutely takes the cake for effort, talent, and dedication! Illustrator Guy Shield drew up a regular old comic strip for his girlfriend Liz. Then, once all the pieces were drawn out, he asked her to fold up the comic a certain way and... voilà! A unique and utterly adorable marriage proposal.

The pieces below match up with the proposal above, check it out!

(Via A Cup of Jo)

Going to City Hall.. and We're Gonna Get Married!

alamster — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:05:32 -0500

Want to save a little money on your wedding? Consider a city hall marriage! Now, we know there may be some stigma, and stereotypes about weddings in a non-traditional reception/ceremony site but consider the following photos as proof. We now present the adorable wedding of Kelly and Peter, who married last summer in the San Francisco City Hall.

The bride and groom are dressed adorably -- seriously, we could have an entirely separate discussion on the bride's yellow dress in itself!

Have you ever considered a city hall wedding? Skip some the drama and have it be just about the two of you, and your lucky witnesses?

Is the Engagement Chicken Myth True?

alamster — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:21:09 -0400

According to Glamour Magazine, there is a specific roasted chicken recipe that, well, helps you get engaged! It all started when an editor at the magazine gave the recipe to an assistant who made the delicious dish for her boyfriend. Within a month, she was engaged! As the recipe was passed around from assistant to assistant, the weddings had been sparked!

Could it be too good to be true? The magazine claims that over 26 engagements (that they know about) relate back to a certain chicken dish that was made in the not-so-distant past. And just this very month a Glamour writer for the popular blog "Smitten" got engaged post-chicken roasting.

So while all of our OurWeddingDay.com brides may already be engaged (congratulations by the way!) surely there are friends out there in relationships who also want to get engaged. And who enjoy roast chicken.

You can find the Engagement Chicken recipe here. Pass it around... and let us test it for ourselves to see if the myth is true. I think I'll be making this dish myself in the next coming weeks!

Art Gallery Surprise Proposal

alamster — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:22:03 -0400

What an adorable engagement story! Linda's friends insisted on going to a local art gallery to check out a Polaroid exhibit. After perusing the photos, Linda spotted a photo of her boyfriend holding up a sign that read "Turn Around." Confused, Linda slowly turned around to see her boyfriend in the window of the gallery holding another sign.... only this one asked "Will You Marry Me?"

Oh, and she said yes.

This story is absolutely adorable. For more photos of the surprise and of the happy couple check out Linda's friend Rubyellen's blog here.

One of Our Favorite Bloggers Got Married!

alamster — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:10:39 -0400

Wedding bells rang for one of our favorite bloggers, Joanna Goddard, a couple of weeks ago as she married her now-husband, and The New York Times writer, Alex.

Joanna is behind two of our favorite blogs, which include her own personal blog A Cup of Jo and her work for Glamour's Smitten blog.

Both blogs host some posts we've shared with you here on the OurWeddingDay.com blog... including great wedding inspiration, adorable photos, and engagement stories.

Congrats Joanna and Alex!

Should Marriage Proposals be Public or Private?

alamster — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:22:34 -0400

We love grand gestures of love and romance... but does this marriage proposal possibly go too far? In the video above, a man proposes to his girlfriend at Disneyland with a full-on musical! While it is sweet how much he clearly loves her (they met at Disneyland one year before the proposal, aww!), we can't help but wonder how public is too public?

It's not that we're knocking this guy for his grand gesture... is it just us? What do you think? Would you want to be proposed to in front of a giant crowd of people you don't know? Is more really the merrier?

Is This The Most Romantic Proposal Ever?

alamster — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:34:29 -0400

This may be one of the most adorable marriage proposals we've seen to date... and trust us, we've seen a lot. Nathan and his friends found a nearby forest with a grove surrounded by trees. During the day, they set up over 200 battery-powered tea lights and struck then all along the trees.

Later that night, Nathan met Katie on the beach to go for a walk. As they approached the woods Nathan tied his sweater over Katie's eyes and brought her to the lit grove. What is even sweeter is that once he uncovered Katie's eyes Nathan stumbled over his proposal because he was so nervous, and Katie simply kept nodding her head yes unable to speak.

Check out both sides of the story here. Ahh romance!

The Ups & Downs of Brides' Hairstyles

alamster — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:58:28 -0400

How much thought have you given to what you're going to do with your lovely tresses on your big day? Do you go for the chic updo with intricate pinning or do you let it go relaxed and wavy?

Well, what about a happy medium? Take a look at this gorgeous photograph of Tess, who recently got married to her fiance Adam in California. She chose to go with a stunning side twist with a vintage flair, only to be matched by her gorgeous vintage wedding dress.

On Bended Knee, In Ice Skates

alamster — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:48:03 -0400

Lindsay had a rough day at work, so naturally she was hesistant to go ice skating with her overly-insistant boyfriend Kevin one evening. However, she got the surprise of a life as he twirled her in the center of the ice, and proceeded to get down on one knee and propose. Check out this adorable proposal story from Glamour's Smitten blog where you can check out photos (yes, he had photographers hiding in the bushes!) and hear both Lindsay and Kevin recount the night.